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Ministry of Defence

Answer

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 2 April 2001, Official Report, column 68W, if he will list the (a) individuals that sit on the Defence Scientific Advisory Council, (b) qualifications and employment profile of each member, (c) remuneration paid to each member and (d) terms of reference of the Council. [158041] Mr. Spellar: I have been asked to reply. The Defence Scientific Advisory Council (DSAC) is an advisory body offering independent advice to Ministers and senior officials. Currently it has over 170 members drawn from industry and academia. It reports annually to the Secretary of State. It also sets up working parties comprising some of its members, to draw up advisory reports, or assessments, on particular scientific topics from time to time. One such assessment was referred to in the written answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 2 April 2001, Official Report, column 68W. I am withholding details of individuals undertaking this work in accordance with Exemptions 2 and 4 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. Current remuneration of DSAC members is according to the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ per day DSAC Chairman 315 Sub-committee Chairman 265 Members 210 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. DSAC members are also paid travel and subsistence. The terms of reference of the DSAC are as follows: a. To review the scientific and technological aspects{1} of research and development programmes being undertaken in, and on behalf of, the MOD to meet the needs of the armed forces cost effectively. b. To advise on the most effective uses of scientific resources within the defence research programme. c. To advise on changes to the scope and balance of the defence research programme in MOD. d. To advise on the quality and value for money of research carried out for the MOD. e. To advise on scientific and technological developments from outside the MOD, including emerging new threats and opportunities for beneficial international collaboration. f. To advise on problems referred to it. {1} Includes medical science and technology. In performing these tasks it will take account of relevant advances in the civil field including opportunities for technology transfer in both directions between MoD and the civil sector.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

368 c90-1W; 158041

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Pay Membership Defence Scientific Advisory Council Baton rounds

Contains statistics

Yes

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